The New Light of Myanmar (Friday 2 June, 2000)

Subject: The New Light of Myanmar (Friday 2 June, 2000)
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The New Light of Myanmar (Friday 2 June, 2000)
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1. Vice-Chairman of State Peace and Development
Council General Maung Aye to visit People's Republic
of China
2. Myanmar Airways International holds Meeting
No 2/2000
3. Secretary-1 attends fresher welcome ceremony for
trainees of Buddha Dhamma Diploma Course for 2000-2001
academic year
4. Minister meets Ambassador of Sri Lanka
5. Minister meets guests from Japan
6. Minister meets Head of SARA
7. UMFCCI President meets former Bangladesh Military Attache
8. Minister meets visitors form ROK
9. PRC State Councillors visits Shwedagon Pagoda,
Myanma Gems Museum, National Museum
10. Over 70,000 saplings planted in Yangon Division
on first day of tree growing season
11. Minister for H & T meets Myanmar Tourism Promotion Board
12. Health and Welfare Work Committee meets
13. 1,100 boys initiated into novicehood in Rakhine State
14. Taekwando sports equipment for Taekwando Federation
15. Minister for Mines meets Tin and Tungsten Entrepreneurs
16. 7 Aungmyethazan Township NLD members resign of own accord
17. Drug possessor gets five years

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( 1 ) Vice-Chairman of State Peace and Development
Council General Maung Aye to visit People's Republic of
China

YANGON, 2 June-At the invitation of the Vice President
of the People's Republic of China; HE Mr Hu Jintao, the
Vice-Chairman of the State Peace and Development
Council General Maung Ave. still nay an official visit
to the People's Republic of China in the near future.

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( 2) Myanmar Airways International holds Meeting No
2/2000

YANGON, 1 June-Meeting No 2/2000 on development of
Myanmar Airways International under the Ministry of
Transport was held in the meeting hall of the ministry
on Merchant Street this afternoon, addressed by
Secretary- 1 of the State Peace and Development Council
Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt. Minister for Transport Maj-Gen Hla
Myint Swe explained matters related to the number of
airplanes used from December 1999 to April 2000, flight
hours, the number of passengers and the tons of cargo,
income and expenditure and measures being taken for
development of Myanmar Airways International.

Chairman of Board of Directors U Maung Maung Ohn
reported progress of work in implementing the decisions
passed at the previous meeting. Minister at the State
Peace and Development Council Chairman's Office
Brig-Gen Abel and Minister for Transport Maj-Gen Hla
Myint Swe explained matters pertaining to the airline.

The Secretary- 1 urged all to keep up the rate of
progress achieved in implementing the objectives, to
change ways and means if there is any wrong procedure
and to make efforts for the further progress of work.
The meeting ended in the evening. After the meeting,
Minister for Transport Maj-Gen Hla Myint Swe, Deputy
Minister U Pe Than and Superintending Engineer U
Charlie Than of Inland Water Transport reported to the
Secretary-l on matters related to Deck Barge on which
the Buddha Image weighing about 500 tons will be
carried from the marble quarry.

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( 3 ) Secretary-1 attends fresher welcome ceremony for
trainees of Buddha Dhamma Diploma Course for 2000-2001
academic year

YANGON, 1 June -The fresher welcome ceremony for
trainees of Buddha Dhamma Diploma Course for 2000 2001
academic year of the international Theravada Buddhist
Missionary University was held at Central Hall of the
University this morning, attended by Secretary-l of the
State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt.
Also present on the occasion were Vice-Chancellor of
the University Secretary of State Sangha Maha Nayaka
Commit tee Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru Abhidhaja Agga
Maha Saddhamma Jotikadhaja Magway Sayadaw Bhaddanta
Kumara and members of the Sangha, Ovadacariya Sayadaws
of the University, Rector Sayadaw Aggs 'Maha Pandita
Agga Maha Saddh Snma Jotikadhaja Bhaddanta
Snzandabhivamsa and lecturer Sayadaws, ministers,
deputy ministers, heads of diplomatic mission,
officials of the State Peace and Development Council
Office, heads of department, directors-general and
officials of the Ministry of Religious Affairs,
officials of the University and trainees and guests.
Secretary-l Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt and party receives the
Five Precepts from Sayadaw Bhaddanta Kumara.

After the ceremony, Secretary-l Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt and
party presented fruits to members of the Sangha.
Secretary Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt and party inspected library
of the University. A total of 64 trainees including
monks, nuns, men and women will be attending the Buddha
Dhamma Diploma Course 2000-2001 for one year.

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( 4 ) Minister meets Ambassador of Sri Lanka

YANGON, 1 June-Minister for Home Affairs Col Tin Hlaing
meet Ambassador of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri
Lanka to the Union of Myanmar Mr Ubhayasekara Mapa at
his office at the corner of Saya San Road and No l
Industry Road at 3 pm today. Also present at the call
were Director-General U Kyaw Tun of Prisons Department
and Head of Office U Nyan Lin.

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( 5 ) Minister meets guests from Japan

YANGON, 1 June- Minister for Education U Than Aung met
Chairman of Myanmar Tokiwa Corporation and Japan Tokiwa
Corporation Mr Naoyutk Soya and party who reported on
tasks jointly carried out with Education Department at
his office this afternoon. Also present at the call
were Deputy Ministers Brig-Gen Soe Win Maung , U Myo
Nyunt and officials.

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( 6 ) Minister meets Head of SARA

YANGON, 1 June-Minister for Religious Affairs U Aung
Khin met Head of State Administration of Religious
Affairs (SARA) Mr Ye Xiaowen at his office at 4.30 pm
today. Also present were directors-general of
Department for Promotion and Propagation of the Sasana,
the Pro-Rector (Admin) of International Theravada
Buddhist Missionary University and the Head of Office.

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( 7 ) UMFCCI President meets former Bangladesh Military
Attache

YANGON, 1 June-President of Union of Myanmar Federation
of Chambers of Commerce and Industry U Win Myint and
General Secretary U Zaw Min Win met former Military
Attache of the People's Republic of Bangladesh to the
Union of Myanmar Brigadier Nasiruddin Sarwar at the
UMFCCI building, No 504/ 506, Merchant Street,
Kyauktada Township this morning. They held discussions
on invest opportunities and trade in Myanmar and
matters to Promote bilateral trade.

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( 8 ) Minister meets visitors form ROK

YANGON, 1 June-Minister for Communications, Posts and
Telegraphs Brig-Gen Win Tin met Director (Overseas
Marketing Division) of Daewoo Telecom Ltd. Mr Tai Nyan
Kin and Managing Director of Myanmar Daewoo Ltd.of the
Republic of Korea Mr Tae-Chul Shin at his office at 10
am on 30 May. Similarly, Minister Brig Gen Win Tin met
General Manager of Ionet Inc co Ltd Mr David Chen at
his office at 11 am the same day. Also present were
Managing Director U Maung Maung Tin of Myanma Posts and
Telecommunications and of officials.

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( 9 ) PRC State Councillors visits Shwedagon Pagoda,
Myanma Gems Museum, National Museum

YANGON,1 June-State Councillors of the People's
Republic of China Mr Ismail Amat and delegation
cur-rently here at the invitation of Secretary-l of the
State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt;
visited the Shwedagon Pagoda, the Myanma Gems Museum
and the National Museum this morning.

The PRC guests, accompanied by Minister for Culture U
Win Sein, Ambassador of People's Republic of China Mr
Liang Dong, Director-General of Protocol Department
Thura U Aung Htet and officials, arrived at Shwedagon
Pagoda at 8.30 am today. The delegation was welcomed
by Vice-Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and
Development Council Deputy Commander Brig-Gen Hsan
Hsint, Director-General of Religious Affairs Department
Dr Myo Myint and members of the Pagoda Board of
Trustees.

Mr Ismail Amat and delegation paid obeisance to Buddha
image and offered flowers, lights to Buddha image at
Aryonkhan Tazaung of Western Stairway of the Pagoda.
State Councillors Mr Ismail Amat signed in the
visitors' book and presented K 100,000 to portrait the
Pagoda Board of Trustees. U Kyee Myint, member of the
Pagoda Board of Trustees, presented a portrait of
Shwedagon Pagoda to Mr Ismail Amat Then. Mr Ismail
Amat and delegation went to Myanma Gems Museum on Kaba
Aye Pagoda Road and were welcomed by officials of
Myanma Gems Enterprise of the Ministry of Mines.
Officials conducted the delegation round the museum.

Then, State Councillors Mr Ismail Amat and delegation
arrived the National Museum at 3 pm and were welcomed
by Director-General of Department of Cultural Institute
U Myint Thein Swe, Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy Mr
Tang Ying and officials of the institute. Officials
conducted the delegation round the national museum.
State Councillors Mr Ismail Amat signed in the
visitors' book at the museum. Minister for Culture U
Win Sein presented souvenirs to Mr Ismail Amat. The
delegation left there in the evening.
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( 10 ) Over 70,000 saplings planted in Yangon Division
on first day of tree growing season

YANGON, 1 June-Tree planting ceremony of Yangon
Division for the year 2000 began at four districts in
the division this morning.

Sponsored by Yangon Division Peace and Development
Council, ceremonies were held at Yangon North District,
Yangon West District, Yangon East District and Yangon
South District.

Member of the State Peace and Development Commander
Maj-Gen Khin Maung Than delivered an address at the
opening of tree planting ceremony held in Mingaladon
Township, Yangon North District at 7 am toady. Council
Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and Development
Council Commander of Yangon Command Maj-Gen Khin Maung
Than -formally launched the opening of the tree growing
season held in Hlegu Township, Yangon North District;
Chairman of Yangon City Development Committee Mayor of
Yangon U Ko Lay the opening of the tree growing season
held in Hline Township, Yangon

West District, Vice-Chairman of YCDC Vice-Mayor Col
Maung pa the opening of the tree growing season held in
Dagon Myothit (Seikkan) Township, Yangon East District;
and Vice-Chairman of Yangon Division Peace and
Development Council Deputy Commander Brig-Gen Hsan
Hsint the opening of the tree growing season held in
Thanlyin Township, Yangon South District.

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( 11 ) Minister for H & T meets Myanmar Tourism
Promotion Board

YANGON, 1 June-Minister for Hotels and Tourism Maj-Gen
Saw Lwin met Myanmar Tourism Promotion Board at
Traders' Hotel this afternoon. The minister said that
although Tourism in Myanmar was progressing rapidly
since 1992/1993, the development momentum did not make
further progress after Visit Myanmar Year, 1996 due to
regional economic instability and perpetrations of
internal and external pessimists. The meeting ended in
the evening.
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( 12 ) Health and Welfare Work Committee meets

YANGON, 1 June The Health and Welfare Work Committee of
Central Body Meeting of Myanmar Writers and Journalists
Association held its second coordination meeting at the
meeting hall of MWJA (Headquarters) this afternoon.
Chairman of the Committee Dr Tin Shwe (Sayawun Tin
Shwe) chaired the meeting with U Soe Aunts ( Soe
Aung-Traditional Medicine) as master of ceremonies.
Presenting gifts, selling of souvenirs, opening of
clinic, reception and study tour programmes for CEC
members, guests and well-wishers were discussed.

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( 13 ) 1,100 boys initiated into novicehood in Rakhine
State

YANGON, I May-A ceremony to novitiate 1,100 boys,
sponsored by Proprietor of Shwethanlwin Company Thiha
Thudama Manizotadara U Thein Win and Thiha Thudama
Theingi Daw Ni and U Kyaw Win and Daw Nang Mauk Lauk
Sai and family, was held on Dhamma Rekkhita Hill in An
Township, Kyaukpyu District, Rakhine State, on 27 and
28 May. Deputy Commander of Western Command Brig-Gen
Aung Thein attended the ceremony and paid respects to
Sayadaws and members of the Sangha. The procession of
the' novitiation ceremony took place on 27 May morning.

After the procession, the congregation received the
five Precepts from the Presiding Sayadaw of Aungyamye
Pariyatti Sarthintaik. Then, the Sayadaws and members
of the Sangha recited the parittas. In the evening,
1,100 boys were initiated into novicehood at the pandal
in front of Datpaungsu Pagoda on Dhamma Rekkhita Hill.

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( 14 ) Taekwando sports equipment for Taekwando
Federation

YANGON, 1 June- The Embassy of Republic of Korea in
Yangon donated tatami for Taekwando Federation at
Padamya Hall of National Indoor Stadium (I) this
afternoon, attended by Minister for Sports Brig-Gen
Thura Aye Myint. Also present on the occasion were
Ambassador of ROK Mr Chung Jung-gum, Counsellor Mr Kim
Wan Joong, Secretary of Myanmar Olympic Committee
Director-General of Sports and Physical Education
Department Col Thaung Htaik, Deputy Director-General
Lt-Col Thein Aung, coach Mr Jung Woong Hwan and guests.
Ambassador Mr Chung Jung-gum explained the donation and
extended greetings. Then, Mr Chung Junggum presented
144-tatami worth US $ 3,500 to Minister Brig-Gen Thura
Aye Myint. Minister Brig Gen Thura Aye Myint spoke
words of thanks.

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( 15 ) Minister for Mines meets Tin and Tungsten
Entrepreneurs

YANGON, 1 June-A meeting of Minister for Mines and Tin
and Tungsten Entrepreneurs was held at Thiriyana Hall
of Ministry of Mines at 1.30 pm today, attended by
Minister for Mines Brig-Gen Ohn Myint. The minister
made a speech on progress of production of minerals,
exploration of mineral deposits in Taninthayi Division
and improvement of quality of minerals.

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( 16 ) 7 Aungmyethazan Township NLD members resign of
own accord

YANGON, 1 June-Seven members resigned from the National
League for Democracy of Aungmyethazan Township,
Mandalay Division. Seven members of Aungmyethazan
Township NLD, Mandalay Division, of their own accord,
resigned by sending letters of resignation to
Aungmyethazan Township Multiparty Democracy General
Election Sub-commission and the party concerned on 14
May 2000 as they no longer wished participate in party
politics of NLD.

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( 17 ) Drug possessor gets five years

YANGON, 1 June-The Lashio Township Court handed down a
sentence of five years' imprisonment on a drug
possessor on 10 February 1999. Members of Lashio
Township Police Force, acting on information, searched
Ohn Kyaw, 30, son of U Hsuman of Ward 6, Lashio
Township, at 6.10 pm on 2 December 1998 and found
0.0025 kg of heroin on him. Action was taken against
him in accord with Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic
Substances Law. The court handed down three years'
imprisonment under Section 15 and five years'
imprisonment under Section 16 (C) on him to serve
concurrent.

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